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"Ghostbusters" star Leslie Jones left Twitter last night "with tears and a very sad heart," after enduring a relentless social media attack from racist followers all day long.
The 48-year-old actress started calling out and re-tweeting some of the most vile remarks sent her way, responding to the commenters themselves while bringing attention to the downright hateful messages she receives on a daily basis.
"Ok I have been called Apes, sent pics of their asses, even got a pic with semen on my face," she said of some of the attacks. "I'm tryin to figure out what human means. I'm out."
She went on to explain that, while she's an actress, she's still a person at the end of the day. "I'm not different than any of you who has a dream to do what they love," she added.
Jones then pressed her fans to call out racism when they see it, and not continue the broken system of silence. "We have to make people take responsibility for the hate they spew," she wrote. "We have to stand up to it. Block mfs but let them know they are racist and spewing hate. Tell them to shut up real talk. Say something."
While she fought back against trolls all day, her famous friends and fans started the hashtag "#LoveForLeslieJ" in retaliation.
Leslie Jones is one of the greatest people I know. Any personal attacks against her are attacks against us all. #LoveForLeslieJ @Lesdoggg
@paulfeig
You are incredibly talented and inspiring. Never forget that, @Lesdoggg. #LoveforLeslieJ
@robinlordtaylor
Also. @Lesdoggg. You're amazing. What happened to you on Twitter today is awful. We need your light & your fight #LoveForLeslieJ
@SophiaBush
Love you girl! xoAng #LoveforLeslieJ https://t.co/jpboYuQAKF
@ImAngelaBassett
Just left @Ghostbusters and had SO MUCH FUN! That sequence in the smoke was everything!! #AnswerTheCall #GirlsKickingAss #LoveForLeslieJ
@AnnaKendrick47
God damn seeing all the tweets that @Lesdoggg is retweeting has me really upset. How can people say such horrible things? #LoveforLeslieJ
@elilieb
NO to all the racist tweets about/to @Lesdoggg She was so great in @Ghostbusters & even if she wasnt no one deserves that #loveforLeslieJ
@leslieannehuff
Stand with @Lesdoggg #loveforlesliej she is an inspiration and a legend in the making pic.twitter.com/dqotlPAETd
@margaretcho
You can read Leslie's full Twitter call to arms below. Warning: Explicit language.
It's so sad,most of these comments sound like they are from ignorant children. "I'm the source of AIDS?!" WTF!! These people hate themselves
@Lesdoggg
You have to hate yourself to putout that type of hate. I mean on my worst day I can't think of this type of hate to put out.
@Lesdoggg
I don't know how to feel. I'm numb. Actually numb. I see the words and pics and videos. Videos y'all. Meaning people took time to sprew hate
@Lesdoggg
This sent a video screaming he hates niggas! I'm just so like damn! Like no shame or compassion for human life.It scares the fuck out of me!
@Lesdoggg
I use to wonder why some celebs don't have Twitter accts now I know. You can't be nice and communicate with fans cause people crazy.
@Lesdoggg
As much as I love live-tweeting posting the pics of awesome things that happen in this life I've been blessed with. I don't know anymore.
@Lesdoggg
As much as you want to thinks actors ain't human I want to give you something to think about. I work off pure passion for this game.
@Lesdoggg
I'm more human and real than you fucking think.I work my ass off. I'm not different than any of you who has a dream to do what they love.
@Lesdoggg
I've never claim to be better or special. I just try to do my job as best as I can. Isn't that any of us yall. So Yea this hurts me!
@Lesdoggg
It's like when you think "ok I've proven I'm worthy" then you get hit with a shovel of hated. I'm numb. I mean I know there is racism.
@Lesdoggg
But I'm I that naive to think that some things was changing yes I was. We still live in a world where we have to say "black lives matter"
@Lesdoggg
I'm so tired of it. Why is this still a fight? I want to hate so bad but I can't because I know it doesn't fix anything and just make me sad
@Lesdoggg
I'm not stupid to not know racism exists. And I know it will probably live on way after me. But we have to make people take responsibility
@Lesdoggg
responsibility for the hate they sprew. We have to stand up to it. block mfs but let them know they are racist and sprewing hate.
@Lesdoggg
Stop saying ignore them or that's just the way it is. Cause that's bullshit. Everybody knows an asshole check them for their hate.
@Lesdoggg
Stop letting g people get away with being ignorant. You stupid people to shut up. Tell them to shut up real talk. Say something.
@Lesdoggg
Stop letting the ignorant people be the loud ones. Y'all I got more love than hate but they louder. Fuck that be louder.
@Lesdoggg
I'm tired of everybody not believing they can change something. We are the people we can change anything if we want. We stop eating spinach
@Lesdoggg
Cause we thought it was hurting us. You mean to tell me we can't stop hate. I don't believe that. I just am sadden today.
@Lesdoggg
Twitter I understand you got free speech I get it. But there has to be some guidelines when you let spread like that. You can see on the
@Lesdoggg
Profiles that some of these people are crazy sick. It's not enough to freeze Acct. They should be reported.
@Lesdoggg
And for all the "don't stoop to their level people" it's way past that. So please have a seat. Don't tell me how to react.
@Lesdoggg
Cause I have every right to be offended and pissed. So for right now I have to take a break. All this hatred giving me the blues! Outty 5000
@Lesdoggg
I feel like I'm in a personal hell. I didn't do anything to deserve this. It's just too much. It shouldn't be like this. So hurt right now.
@Lesdoggg
I leave Twitter tonight with tears and a very sad heart.All this cause I did a movie.You can hate the movie but the shit I got today...wrong
@Lesdoggg
